What was found
RETURNED TO GATE DUE TO LEFT ENGINE HAD A HUNG START. WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE ENGINE 30 SECONDS AFTER ATTEMPT TO START THE ENGINE. FOUND TO BE RESIDUAL FROM PREVIOUS ISSUE. REPLACED DC GENERATOR WHILE ON GROUND.
- Difficulty date
- March 31, 2012
- Submitted
- April 3, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N202WQ
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4202
- Aircraft time
- 8,505 hours, 8,251 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Hung Start
- Location
- Left
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.